ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,105, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SIGVARIS AG (St. Gallen, Switzerland).
"Foam sleeve garment with easy access feature" was invented by Keith Hoffman (Hamilton, Mich.) and Laure Kuipers (Holland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chip sleeve garment including an outer layer of fabric connected to an inner layer of fabric to form a sleeve with a space between the outer layer of fabric and the inner layer of fabric. Foam chips, flat foam, or foam with ridges are disposed in the space between the outer layer of fabric and the inner layer of fabric. The garment includes two ends, including at least one open end, and a notch in...